The T5 Executive Team

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The T5 Data Centers executive team has worked together since 1995. Experts in their respective field, they have delivered or operated over 100 mission critical facilities containing over 11 million square feet of space for some of the world’s leading companies. We believe our defining principles should be aligned with the interests of our clients. Please reach out to us, we’d love to talk to you.

Jimmy Bailey leads T5’s development activities nationally for all of T5’s data centers. In this role he directs the design, engineering, construction and commissioning efforts for every T5 project and is responsible for making sure every project delivers at or below budget and on schedule.

As Senior Vice President, Robbie is the leader of T5 Construction Services (T5CS). Robbie sets the overall vision and business strategy for T5CS. Robbie holds the general contractors license and/or business license for construction activity across the organization.

Pete Marin - President, Chief Executive Officer

As President and Chief Executive Officer of T5 Data Centers, Pete is responsible for setting the overall strategy of the firm, maintaining client relationships, capital management, and creating and executing the firm’s vision for growth. Pete has more than 20 years of experience in the data center sector ranging from development, securing debt and equity capital, to tenant representation including site selection and incentives. Pete’s understanding of end-user needs has enabled T5 Data Centers to reduce project cycle-time and cost, which leads to successful relationships, and repeat business.

Prior to T5 Data Centers, Pete served as Executive Vice President at The Staubach Company where he started, managed, and lead the National Contact & Data Center Practice for 13 of his 14 years at the firm and was recognized on a regular basis for his many achievements. Before Staubach, Pete held various sales positions with Trammell Crow, MCI, and 3M Company.

Pete received a B.S. in Finance from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.

Jimmy Bailey - Chief Development Officer

Jimmy Bailey leads T5’s domestic and international development activities for all of T5’s data centers. In this role he directs the design, engineering, construction and commissioning efforts for every T5 project and is responsible for making sure every project delivers at or below budget and on schedule. With over 30 years of experience in Design and Construction Management, Jimmy has almost “seen it all.” It is his hands-on, “in-the-field” experience that ensures T5 customers can rest assured that the T5 facility is a best-in-class facility with no shortcuts and no compromises in the delivery. Furthermore, Jimmy’s strong management style continues through the construction and delivery of each tenant’s autonomous data suite to ensure all T5 design and operations standards are strictly adhered to globally.

Jimmy holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Aaron Wangenheim - Chief Operating Officer

As the Chief Operating Officer, Aaron provides leadership, strategy and management for T5 Data Centers. Aaron manages the performance of T5’s existing assets ensuring quality, efficiency, consistency and cost effectiveness in all aspects of operations within T5 Data Centers. Additionally, Aaron is responsible for all customer-facing activities, including sales, marketing, and customer satisfaction. Lastly, Aaron drives growth and expansion into new markets for both new and existing projects including merger and acquisition opportunities.

Prior to T5 Data Centers, Aaron was focused on data center development activities as President of his own company, Base Partners.

Aaron holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Frank Lyles - Chief Business Officer

As Chief Business Officer for T5, Frank Lyles is responsible for acquisitions, data center site selection, compliance, and legal.

Previously, Frank was Chief Operations Officer responsible for data center operations and T5 corporate operations. Frank comes to T5 with 22 years of commercial real estate experience structuring complex transactions, 17 years of which were spent at The Staubach Company where he was a member of the National Contact and Data Center Practice.

Frank holds a B.S. in Industrial Management from Clemson University and a M.B.A. from Georgia State University.

Prior to T5 Data Centers, Craig was an executive vice president in Jones Lang LaSalle’s Tenant Representation group headquartered in Chicago specializing in global corporate headquarters, back-office / customer service and data center site selection and advisory services.

Prior to entering the world of Real Estate, Craig served as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Stationed at the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles, Craig worked as a Project Engineer / Mission Manager on the Delta rocket program ensuring GPS satellites reached their intended orbit so that now they can help you find your way home.

Craig holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami (FL) and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Finance, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.

Tim Bright - EVP, Hyperscale / International Markets

Tim is responsible for leasing T5’s international portfolio of Tier 3, concurrently maintainable and fault tolerant enterprise grade data centers, focusing on large enterprise and hyper-scale markets, and build-to-suit pursuits.

Spanning a construction, development, and real estate career over twenty-five years, Tim has managed the construction, development management, and leasing of a myriad of project types including data centers, call centers, switch locations, colocation facilities, corporate headquarters and regional offices, condominiums and multi-family rental projects, and raw land.

In addition to being a LEED Green Associate, Tim holds an undergraduate degree in Architecture, a Masters of Building Construction, and a Finance Minor from the University of Florida.

Jason Chartrand - EVP, National Business Development

Jason Chartrand is responsible for sourcing new opportunities for T5, including customers for T5’s wholesale data center facilities and powered data center shells, build-to-suit opportunities and sale lease-back pursuits. As the primary point of contact for industry players, establishing new customer relationships in order to expand T5’s reach in the data center sector is his primary goal.

Jason draws from 11-plus years of industry experience, working with and representing data center end-users. Prior to T5, Jason was a member of the National Contact and Data Center Practice at The Staubach Company.

Robbie Sovie - Senior Vice President, Development

As Senior Vice President, Robbie is the leader of T5 Construction Services (T5CS). Robbie sets the overall vision and business strategy for T5CS. Robbie holds the general contractors license and/or business license for construction activity across the organization.

In 2014, T5CS was established as a General Contractor to perform tenant improvement work for our clients. Prior to 2014, T5 would project manage tenant improvement work for our clients. The establishment of T5CS as a General Contractor has allowed T5CS to implement work more effectively for our clients. Since 2014, T5CS has successfully completed over 200 data center projects. Our main service offerings include:

In addition, Robbie leads Development efforts in the implementation of T5’s built-to-suit and wholesale data center projects which includes, but is not limited to: design, construction, security implementation, commissioning, and successful turnover to the facility management team.